Blue Coat tackles IM vulnerabilities

The advent of instant messaging (IM) has prompted new user alerts for enterprises. Blue Coat Systems is, however, introducing its range of ProxySG appliances to accelerate, control and secure both internet and IM access.

Blue Coat ‘caches’ in on name change

Blue Coat Systems is using this year’s Gitex as a launchpad for its new name. The company, which was formerly known as CacheFlow, decided to change its brand name to reflect its expansion into the security market.

Panasonic demos Blue Ray for crowd

Located in Hall 3, the main attraction on the Panasonic and Al Futtaim Panatech stand this year’s show is its Blue Ray technology products, which are being shown for the first time in the Middle East at Gitex 2005. Blue Ray technology, also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD), is a next-generation optical disc format developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD). The format is likely to become a standard for PC data storage and high-definition movies.

Blue is the colour

The region’s rapid emergence as a hotbed for consumer spending has given birth to numerous customer loyalty schemes across the Middle East. Andrew Mernin meets Dave Battiston, CEO of Air Miles, to discover why the sky’s the limit for the blue plastic currency that’s taking over the world